| 27/11/2014 | |||||||||||
 08:30 - 09:00 | Breakfast and Registration | ||||||||||
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Chair’s Opening Remarks Sarah Gordon, Business Editor, Financial Times | ||||||||||
| 09:05 - 09:25 | Opening Keynote and Interview Anthea McIntyre, Member of the European Parliament for West Midlands | ||||||||||
| 09:25 - 09:50 | Special Presentation Robrecht Himpe, European Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, ArcelorMittal Group | ||||||||||
| 09:50 - 10:50 | Panel Discussion: Competitiveness and Growth in Europe – Regaining the Lost Advantage Terry Scuoler, Chief Executive Officer, EEF Over the past few years, Europe has been shifting away from manufacturing and losing ground to international competitors. Currently, industry accounts for only around 16% of EU GDP and the European Commission has set a goal for that share to rise to 20% by 2020. What macroeconomic conditions are needed for Europe’s industry to start growing again? What are the priorities in structural reforms and what progress has been made in tax, labour and product markets reforms? Can policies be tailored to respond to the unique conditions of individual countries? How can different countries’ individual strengths be combined to restore European competitiveness?
Panellists:
Markus Beyrer, Director General, BUSINESS EUROPE
Frank Cordes, Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group
Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director General, Enterprise and Industry Directorate General, European Commission Holger Schmieding, Chief Economist, Berenberg Bank
Terry Scuoler, Chief Executive Officer, EEF Moderator:
Sarah Gordon, Business Editor, Financial Times | ||||||||||
| 10:50 - 11:10 | Networking Break | ||||||||||
| 11:10 - 12:10 | Panel Discussion: Innovation – Making it happen now Our panel of senior policy makers, business leaders and experts will explore the most important actions that could help spur innovation and enable European industry to keep pace or surpass key competitors from other regions. What government policies and incentives are in place to attract investment in innovation? What else needs to be done? What are the barriers and how can the public and private sectors foster an ecosystem that encourages innovation? Why are SMEs and startups essential to Europe’s industrial future? Panellists:
Mariana Mazzucato, RM Phillips Professor in the Economics of Innovation, SPRU, University of Sussex
Stephen Pattison, Vice President, Public Affairs, ARMSir David McMurtry, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Renishaw Pedro de Sampaio Nunes, Head of Secretariat, EUREKA Dirk Pilat, Deputy Director, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, OECD Moderator: Sally Davies, Technology and Innovation Reporter, Financial Times | ||||||||||
| 12:10 - 13:00 | Panel Discussion: Unlocking Funding for European Industry In order for European industry to be back on the path of growth and competitiveness, it is essential that its financial long term needs are met. What funding channels are working well? What are the current financing constraints facing EU manufacturers? What are the key impediments to financing SMEs and what solutions are being proposed to bolster SMEs’ financial health? What role are capital markets and institutional investors set to play in long-term financing? How can public funding be better used? What other initiatives could help further improve availability of finance for manufacturers and infrastructure? Panellists:
Marcelino Castrillo, Managing Director, SME Banking, Santander Moderator:
Peggy Hollinger, Industry Editor, Financial Times
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| 13:00 - 13:20 | Keynote Address Daniel Calleja Crespo, Director General, Enterprise and Industry Directorate General, European Commission | ||||||||||
| 13:20 - 14:30 | Luncheon | ||||||||||
| 14:30 - 14:50 | On- Stage Interview: Digitisation – How Software and Digital Design will Reshape Manufacturing Robin Hancock, Managing Director, Siemens PLM Software and CEO, Siemens Industry Software Limited Sally
Davies, Technology and Innovation Reporter, Financial Times | ||||||||||
| 14:50 - 15:40 | Panel discussion: Talent and Skills in Manufacturing –Tackling Unemployment while Developing a Competitive Workforce The availability and quality of a skilled workforce are key to drive innovation and to restore manufacturing competitiveness in Europe. Which specific skills are required for European industry to be competitive now and where are the shortages and competence deficits? What can business, government and labour unions do to close the skills gap? What measures are needed in order to untap the potential of the youth and women in manufacturing in Europe? How can changes in training and education contribute to delivering a workforce that is skilled and ready to innovate? Rajeeb Dey, Founder and CEO, Enternships Moderated by: | ||||||||||
| 15:40 - 15:50 | Networking Break | ||||||||||
| 15:50 - 16:55 | Panel Discussion: The Future of Manufacturing A new era of global manufacturing – driven by innovation in processes, information technology and shifts in demand – is reshaping traditional industries and creating completely new high-growth opportunities. What are these forces and trends? How can the European industry be prepared to embrace them? Which new technologies – including smart communications, “big data”, robotics and nanotechnology - are bringing new manufacturing products, reinventing existing products and improving the efficiency of manufacturing processes? Can the potential of industrial rejuvenation be realised in Europe? Panellists:
Sir Mike Gregory CBE, Head, Institute of Manufacturing, Head, Manufacturing and Management Division, Engineering Department, Cambridge University
Brian Holliday, Managing Director, Siemens Digital Factory
Enrico Krog Iversen, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Robots
Peter Marsh, former Manufacturing Editor, Financial Times and Author, The New Industrial Revolution
Michel Roboam, Senior Vice President, Manufacturing Engineering, Airbus
Moderator:
Peggy Hollinger, Industry Editor, Financial Times | ||||||||||
| 16:55 - 17:00 | Chair’s Closing Remarks Peggy Hollinger, Industry Editor, Financial Times | ||||||||||
| 17:00 | Networking Drinks & Close of Summit | ||||||||||
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